The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-10
ESTABLISHED 1850.
81, H. EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
BAPTIST MISSION WORK.
coo 600 COLLECTED AT A SINGLE
MASS MEETING.

Per Capita Per sAnnum the Amount
Turned in by Southern Baptists
fine Fields for Work in Texas, Louisi-
ana and Indian Territory.
louisville, KY, May 9.-The Southern
pon+ist Convention was called to order by
president Nell at o'clock this morning for
its third days work.
II was announced that the collection taken
nm at the mass meeting Saturday night for
+he benefit of foreign missions amounted to
$4,000.
The order of business was reported as
giving the afternoon session to the continue
tion Of the home mission reports, and the
eveninc session, opening at s o'clock, to
general home mission meeting, led by Rev.
a motion limiting speeches to ten minutes
The report of the committee on sugges-
+ions to the Board of Foreign Missions was
read by Dr. w. c. Cleveland. of Alabama.
II was prepared by DR.. John A. Broadeus,
who was ind1sposed ana unable 10 read the
report himself.
MUCH IN NEED OF MONEY.
IT, nointed out that the missions were
much need of money and that the mission
aries in some cases must be sent home but
n would cost as much to bring them home
as to support them until the stringency for
money was passed. 1t suggested means to
raise the needed money.
In discussing the report Dr. Rowland of
MARYLAND, called attention to the compare
lively small amount given by Southern
Baptists, SC. per capita per annun. He
urged that more foreign mission tracts
should be printed.
DR., E. E. Folk of Tennessee, said the peo-
i pie should give to the church money given
Il Masons, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Py-
"a thias The work of the church is better and
Il capitalists should give their money to
81 church work exclusively while there was
IN need The report, as read by DR.. Cleveland,
was adopted
PROFIT IN PUBLICATIONS.
DIR. Wharton, of Maryland, presented the
81 report of the committee on the Kind Words
81 publication 1t reported the removal of the
# office from Macon to Atlanta, the publica
. 81 ton at profit to the Home Mission Board
M Of q series of lesson leaves and an entirely
successful system of Sunday school publica-
81 tions, and the need of continued and earnest
II effort to make the publications more useful
and successful by putting them in all the
Sunday schools OF the Baptist church. The
report was adopted.
DR.. Frost chairman of the committee in
the general work of the Home Mission
Board, reported that there had been in
creased support from all the States repre-
sented in the convention. There was good
work doing under the board among the ne
gFoeS and Indians, and within a year a won
derfully successful work had been begun in
Cuba. For all there was need of money
and more work.
MISSION WORK IN TEXAS.
DR.. Holt, of Texas, Secretary of the
Home Mission Board, said that the board
has always greatly aided that State, but yet
there are eighty-Seven counties where they
have neither preachers nor churches
The BaptiSts number 100, 600 white and
100000 colored communicates. The recent
drought had affected many portions of the
State, but the frontier work needed assis-
tance and must have it, There are 100000
Germans in Texas and no missionaries
among them, where there should be ten.
Or. Penlck, of Louisiana, spoke of his
State as a missionary field. He said there
are about 10000 Baptists in Louisiana, with
thirteen missionaries at work who were
heart and soul engaged in ChristianiZing the
people. There are 250,000 French speaking
people, all Catholics, while among them are
only working two missionaries These peo-
pie are growing tired of the yoke of Catholi-
clSm and stand ready to throw it off. Many
OF them have already become Christians,
low.
AMONG THE INDIANS.
Rev. j. s. Monroe Indian missionary, re-
Tered to the work in Indian Terri
Tory. 1t is the weakest mission connected
win the association. ''There are he said,
III, !61 Indians in the United States, not
including Alaska. OF these 10000 are civ
llzed, ,3l6 wear citizens dress. 3S. sol
read the English language, and $4,000 chill
oren are of school age. The Territory COM
{rlSs an area of "a, 222 square miles, 79, 19l
INDIANS and fOrty-six tribes. There are
lfee missionaries and 1000 Baptists, but
Seneed moro workers and more help. We
val upon this board earnestly to come to
ow aid"
tTaternal delegates from the Northern
TT9urcheS next addressed the convention
Tue convention then adjourned till evening.
THE NEXT MEETING PLACE.
v hen the convention reassembled the re-
port OF the committee selected TO designate
@ He place OF the next meeting was heard.
Inc First Baptist church of Richmond, Va,
wa was chosen and the second Wednesday in
nay, 1888 Rev. +. NJ. Ellis, of Baltimore,
VIII 1 preach the sermon.
Oen Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky,
uUn uoS the Committee on Temperance, re-
ported the following:
~ hesoned, That we do solemnly protest against
@ Ms manufacture, sale and use OF liquors, and
e'erywhele
Ihe debate on this produced about the
nseheSt cross stirring witnessed during the
%nyTention. Gen Smith said he had in hand
Se heathen Helper directory of the Baptist
Invention, containing the advertisement of
whisky dealer, and he asked if that was to
ltilp the heathen.
some one said: mo, the whisky dealer" 4"
"9ich produced laughter
yen smith continued, declaring that the
SToiloltlon T shower was coming and those
way o0' ~N' ~ ''-o
lne hour set apart for other business
II"vinS .in arrived the report had to be dropped.
broaL. VII come up again tomorrow, when u
~Tre,zy r, discussion is expected
Ihe remaining hours were consumed by
ss teV. Albert j. Diaz, of sHavana He gave
sa ne status of the mission in Cuba and its
S'e1I ue1s' Over 81, 900 were raised spontane-
morning.
Manninr'S Rapk